Business Owners To Enjoy Broadband Penetration from NCC


Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has reiterated the Commission’s commitment to continually drive initiatives that accelerate broadband deployment to increase penetration and make internet connection readily available to telecom consumers.

Danbatta, who was represented by Assistant Director, Digital Economy, NCC Paul Okeke, spoke  on the theme of the event, “Technology Utilization and Innovation: Effects on SME Profitability and Productivity” in the context of the regulatory activities of the Commission. The event was  the 10th edition of Business 360 Clinics organised by Abuja Enterprises Agency (AEA) in Abuja,  

He  stressed that NCC always provides  the digital drive for transforming businesses and sustaining socio-economic activities in Nigeria .

“As a regulator of Telecommunication, the Commission is in active collaboration with other agencies in the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy,  as well as with other public sector institutions such as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) to ensure that policies become effective in curtailing cyber-attacks and threats on businesses,” he said.